Dogs are acknowledged to be man’s best friend, you as the owner of the dog, are reliable for training your dog, if you want him to live up to being mans best friend. when you take home that cute little dog it has a loving and rumbustious nature. What he requires is discipline and that’s you come into play.

Altogether dogs are normally the most lovable of pets, inherently faithful, fun loving, comforting and always entertaining. Yet, you have to face the fact that dogs are three years old standing in terms of discipline. That is why a training program early is essential. Dogs absolutely love their owners fondness and wish to please them. It is up to you to make your puppy recognize what is required of him in the way he behaves. In their view, life is in a endless state of fun. They have no idea what is good or bad behaviour, unless you let them know what is. One of the most everyday dog behavior problems you will have to put a stop to is the biting puppy syndrome.

Pups like chewing on everything, as any dog owner will tell you. The biting pup may have a nice time chewing on your slippers, a book or a tasty bone. He should be able to enjoy any of his bones, but you need to provide the guidance to their behavior, so it keeps your pet away from your slippers. They do not know that there is a difference, unless you let them know. If you let your pet do as they want, you may soon have an irreverent biting pup, with everything in their approved list of biting behaviour. If you are an irresponsible dog owner you will have no one to blame but yourself, when he graduates to bite you, your kids or your neighbour every time he wants to. A biting pup that is unrestrained, will become a dog that bites, landing you both in a lot of problems.

Like children, dogs need behavioral counseling. To get a biting pup to realise their are constraints is very simple. Where do you draw the line? Biting food and bones is a good rule. Anything else is breaking any agreement you have with your dog. If you allow them to chew on a old worn out pair of slippers, this is giving them a permission to bite and chew a variety of household items. He can not distinguish between things that are good to bite and those that they are not.

Puppies that are teething are likely to be biting puppies. However, you might think its cute with the decimation role he played the day before, but you have to put your foot down. Dogs only understand the rules if they are absolute. Correct or not is OK. The punishment must as well fit the crime. In the case of inanimate objects, a paper rolled up with a sharp noise report, will get your message across.

You must keep in reserve the most severe punishment for offenses involving your puppy biting a human being. No matter how fun loving, or with no malice, a puppy should be deterred from the idea that biting a person is acceptable. Let’s say that your son decided to share some pieces of fat from their plate with your pup. He is for certain willing to share in this tasty morsel, inadvertently biting him. While your pet meant no harm, if you were to let this go unpunished, you are giving him a green light for a behavior that spells problems down the road.

In order to cut off immediately and unequivocally puppy biting behaviour, you will have to come down on him hard. A strong blow to the nose, the removal of the food and a dog version of time out is what we have to impose. Put on his leash and give him a taste of isolation on his own, along with a “bad dog.” This is the language and action that he can understand. He knows that his conduct resulted in a punishment, the loss of the desired item and isolation from his family.

With this strategy, you can quickly and easily train your biting puppy out of its bad habits. By the time your pet is 6 months old, you will have a small dog that knows its limitations!

Why do dogs chew?

There are three main reasons that dogs chew:

1. Most dogs have a natural desire to chew. It’s fun, it passes the time, and is self-rewarding.
2. It can give a bored, nervous, or lonely dog an outlet for their emotions. If a dog is nervous, it can be comforting for her to chew – kind of like comfort food.
3. If a dog doesn’t get enough exercise, he might turn to chewing to give him something to do and to  burn up energy.

So how do I stop my dog from chewing?

Dogs can learn to stop chewing your stuff – you just need to  put a little effort into making sure he doesn’t. Here are a few ideas:

• Take control of the situation. You’re the boss – take the initiative to stop the problem. The first step you need to take is to dog-proof your house – especially if you’ve got a puppy chewing problem. Even the best behaved, well-trained dog in the world can give in to temptation, so don’t leave stuff lying around. I don’t how many times I’ve told my kids: If you leave your Bionichle on the floor, Chip’s going to chew it up!

  Take into account their size and jumping ability when you put it out of reach. My dog’s a master at getting things off the kitchen counter without making any noise!

  Also, don’t leave food sitting where they can get it. I refer back to the countertop example – I came in yesterday to see Chip drinking milk out of a cereal bowl on the counter! I can’t believe how dexterous he is if there’s food at stake!

• Keep him confined if he has a tendency to chew. This is especially important if you’re not able to watch him. If you can prevent him from chewing your stuff in the first place, it’s a lot easier for him to understand what you expect of him. This might mean keeping him in a dog-proofed area, kennel, or crate for short periods of time when you can’t be supervising him.
• Don’t confuse the poor animal! If you don’t want him to chew up shoes, towels, or clothes, don’t give him old versions of those things to play with. There is no way he can be expected to know the difference between one of your good shoes, and the old one you gave him ten minutes ago to chew up.

These are a few tips that can get you started in getting your dog chewing problem under control!